Library Events

Kindermusik is the leading music and movement program for children in early childhood development. We offer three sessions in-person at the library, all with a licensed Kindermusik teacher. This session is for ages 0-2 with a caregiver. Registration is required for each child, but is not necessary for adults attending. 
 

Kindermusik is the leading music and movement program for children in early childhood development. We offer three sessions in-person at the library, all with a licensed Kindermusik teacher. This session is for ages 0-2 with a caregiver. Registration is required for each child, but is not necessary for adults attending. 
 

Kindermusik is the leading music and movement program for children in early childhood development. We offer three sessions in-person at the library, all with a licensed Kindermusik teacher. This session is for ages 3-5 on their own, without a caregiver. Registration is required for each child attending. 
Please note: Children will attend this program without a caregiver, but the adults must remain in the library during the class.
 

Together with the Children's Museum of Cleveland will we learn about dinosaurs and the different characteristics that enabled them to live on Earth! Students will enjoy a themed story, engage in a discussion about what they’ve learned, and use clay to design their own dinosaur! For ages 3-7. Registration required. 

Children and families are invited to the library for a preview of The Nutcracker, presented by the Hudson Conservancy of Ballet. Join us on Saturday November 9 at 11 a.m. for this special presentation. Enjoy dances from the ballet, followed by a craft. Registration is required.

Come mine and craft with us on our multiplayer minecraft server! For grades 2-5. This program takes place upstairs in the computer lab.

Kids are invited to visit the library and practice their reading skills with a real dog! All dogs are certified therapy dogs, and they enjoy all types of children’s books! The program is one hour, with 15-minute time slots for each family. We will meet in the children’s department, and you will sign up for a time slot when you arrive. Registration is required once per family. 
 

Art lovers in grades K-2 can join us with an educator from the Akron Art Museum to explore NEON! We will be learning about the many interesting uses of neon gas and colors in art, and participants will create their own original artwork using neon acrylic paint.
DRESS TO GET MESSY!
Registration is required.
 

Join us this fall for our Coding Clubs with FieroCode!

If you want your kid to learn important tech skills and have fun along the way, we’d love to see them there! They’ll work on basic computer skills, learn how to make websites, video games, apps, animations, and more!
So kiddos, come have fun, make friends, and create cool stuff with us!
No coding experience required! 

We’ll have two each month; the first Saturday from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. and second Tuesday from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

For students in Kindergarten through 5th grade, meets in the computer lab on the second floor.
Space is limited. 
Registration is required. This is the Tuesday Coding Club
Sponsored by Burton D. Morgan Foundation.

Families are invited to join us at the library for Evening Family Storytime! We will share stories, rhymes, and a snack before bedtime. Jammies and stuffies are encouraged but not required! Geared toward children ages 2-6, but all are welcome. This storytime will be on select Wednesday evenings of the month in the Storytime Room. Join us as often as you like. No registration is required.
 

Enjoy stories, activities, music and more in a small, adapted storytime setting. Storytime is for everyone but this particular one is designed for young neurodiverse children: children who are on the autism spectrum, have sensory processing challenges, ADHD or have difficulty sitting through our other storytimes. Registration is required and is limited to 10 children (Age 3-6) and their caregivers. 
Held in the Laurel Lake Room in the front of the library, families can enjoy a quieter atmosphere as this storytime is held in a less busy area of the library. The goal is to provide a relaxed environment for children who may be overstimulated in a typical storytime.
 

Teens in grades 6 and up can take a virtual workshop in the library's computer lab on entrepreneurship and laser printing with Invent2Make. Participants will design their own wooden coasters, and each will receive 2 laser-cut coasters with their design - they make great gifts!

Registration is required and space is limited.
This project is supported by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.

Infants and toddlers love getting creative and messy! We let small hands take the lead in this artsy storytime where infants to 2-years-old and their caregivers will create art using a variety of materials.
Registration is required. Please register your child and list the name of the adult attending. Don’t forget to dress to get messy!

Come join us for creative, open-ended art using a variety of tactile materials such as paint, glitter, glue and more in this artsy story time for preschoolers ages 3-5 and their caregiver.
Registration is required. Please register your child and list the name of the adult attending. Don’t forget to dress to get messy!

Join our long standing dungeons and dragons group in person for our next adventure! We are running Strixhaven A Curriculum of Chaos. This program is for grades 5 and up. More information will be sent out prior to the program.

Budding yogis (in 2-5 grades) can learn and practice yoga movement and meditation with certified yoga instructor Lisa Meranti of OneTreeLove. The classes will focus on connecting to self, each other, and nature.
This program will be held inside on multiple dates - sign up for as few or as many as you want!
Wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat or towel, and drinking water.
Registration is required.
 

The Great Lakes Science Center will be here to explore the properties of solids, liquids and gases in this tasty experience where we will turn hot chocolate in to ice cream! (Students with dairy/chocolate allergies will be offered an alternative treat.) This program is for students in grades 1-2. Registration is required.

Sign up today for our free 2-month subscription boxes for kids grades K-2
On the 20th of each month, a librarian will contact you to schedule a curbside pick-up of your Kid Book Box.  The boxes contain 1-2 library books and other fun goodies. The library books will be checked out to you, and should be returned (or renewed) by the 20th of the following month. Everything else is yours to keep. Please return the box to the library (so we can reuse it) or be sure to recycle it.
Spots are limited to so sign up today!
For Kids grades K-2